Clueless Cubs Falsely Mimic Sox
There's no point in comparing the talent level of the Cubs and Sox because, well, there's no comparison. But it might be worthwhile to compare the philosophies of the two teams … to understand why one is on its way back to the playoffs and the other is headed for a second straight sub-.500 year. The conventional thinking about the '05 [read more...]
No-Trade Clause is No Scare Tactic
If you've ever been asked to sign a prenuptial agreement, perhaps you can feel what the Cubs feel today. No-trade clauses in baseball are one of the more peculiar constructions in sports contracts, because, like the pre-nup, they mean everything, and nothing at all. When Derrek Lee and agent Casey Close finally were able to come to a deal with the [read more...]
Early Cubs, Sox Assessments
Assessing the virtues or fallibility of a baseball team after one week feels a bit disingenuous, as though we are giving a thumbs up or down guess as to whether a marriage will last based upon the success of the honeymoon. The Cubs marriage with winning may have just honeymooned with a killer deal at the Bellagio, whereas the White Sox [read more...]
Kenny Williams Not Being Complacent
The Boston Red Sox won the World Series for the first time in 86 years two seasons ago, yet they tinkered heavily with their roster the following winter and received an awful lot of criticism for doing so. The team ended up with major holes in the starting rotation and bullpen, and the locker room chemistry that seemed instrumental during [read more...]
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